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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Tense Call, Governors Push Schumer to Fight Harder Against Trump  —  On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's nominees and to do more to block his agenda.
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Washington Post:
Musk team's push to gut federal workforce bypassed key Trump officials  —  Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's influence over a traditionally nonpartisan agency …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Kicks Congress to the Curb, With Little Protest From Republicans
Discussion: Politico, E&E News and Washington Post
CNN:
Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump's federal spending freeze
Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
RFK Jr. gets tentative support from key GOP senator after first Senate hearing
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Democrats to boycott committee vote on OMB nominee
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term's travel ban
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Trump unleashed chaos by freezing and unfreezing $3tn in federal grants and loans. Why?
Discussion: New York Times and Alternet.org
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators ‘hit the ceiling’
Washington Post:   The Trump executive orders and actions that are having immediate impacts
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Gutted Key Aviation Safety Committee Before D.C. Plane Crash  —  Last week, just days after his inauguration, Donald Trump eliminated the membership of a key committee that handles aviation security.  And on Wednesday night, a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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NBC News:
Live updates: Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with helicopter near Reagan National Airport  —  A regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m., the FAA said Wednesday evening in a preliminary update.
James Fallows / Breaking the News:
It Had Been 16 Years Since a Fatal US Airlines Crash.  —  An ADSB-Exchange screen shot of flight paths that tragically intersected this evening, over the Potomac River in Washington DC.  From the south, a regional jet flown by American Airlines approached Runway 33 at National Airport, DCA.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Small airplane down in Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport  —  A small aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fireboats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.  —  The airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs …
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Associated Press:
Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says
Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
American Airlines plane crashes with helicopter near Reagan National Airport
CNN:
People on Kash Patel's so-called ‘enemies list’ taking drastic steps for protection before his potential FBI takeover  —  One of the people on Kash Patel's list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel's potential confirmation to lead the FBI.
Discussion: Robert Reich and Forbes
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Overhaul Off to a Rocky Start as Kash Patel Prepares to Defend His Vision  —  White House mixes up who is temporarily in charge of agency as Trump loyalist heads into Senate confirmation hearing  —  WASHINGTON—Trump officials tried to start their shake-up of the Federal Bureau …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lays out battle plan against ‘shockingly dim’ Trump White House  —  The Trump White House this week sparked chaos across the nation when it issued an executive order that resulted in Medicaid portals getting shut down in all 50 states.
Washington Post:
Kash Patel breaks with Trump on Jan. 6 clemency, defends record
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign  —  The Federal Aviation Administration's leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit.The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises in its history …
Discussion: Raw Story and Skaiawards
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Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Discussion: The Verge and New York Post
Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal:
FAA Lacks Administrator as Agency Probes Air Disaster
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a “buyout”  —  Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration …
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CBS News:
Plane crashes in D.C.'s Potomac River with 64 on board after midair collision with Army helicopter — live updates  —  What to know about the Washington, D.C., plane crash  — Search efforts continue in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew …
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Washington Post:
No survivors expected after midair D.C. plane crash, Trump speaks from White House
Hank Sanders / New York Times:
Live Updates: Plane Crashes Near Washington After Colliding With Army Helicopter
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again  —  Americans divided over whether Trump's pace in addressing major U.S. problems is about right or too fast  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar …
Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill and Fox News
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Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:   Trump begins term with historically low approval rating
ProPublica:
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class  —  A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.  —  One of the hallmarks of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence  —  Editor's Note: This story includes descriptions of violent crimes and sexual abuse involving both adults and children that may be disturbing to readers.  —  On his first day in office …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ethan Colbert / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Franklin County woman pardoned for Capitol riot is sentenced to 10 years in fatal crash  —  UNION, Mo. — The Franklin County woman pardoned for her participation in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for her role in a fatal drunk driving crash.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Ogles: ‘Did DEI play a role’ in fatal DC plane crash?  —  Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is questioning whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) played a role in the fatal plane crash at Reagan Washington National Airport outside of Washington, D.C.  —  Ogles, in an interview …
The White House:
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Parents trust America's schools to provide their children …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:   Trump's mission: Discrimination and destruction
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
RFK Jr. Says Trump Gave Him 1 Directive On The Abortion Pill  —  The drugs are used for 63% of abortion care and have been widely deemed safe by scientists.  —  LOADING  —  Abortion came up several times during the first of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings for health secretary …
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more  —  The Defense Department's intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit  —  The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended  —  President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms to pay roughly $25 million to resolve …
 
 
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump blames DEI for weakening FAA in aftermath of Reagan National plane crash
Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News:
Trump Administration's Halt of CDC's Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies
David Gilbert / Wired:
Bleach Enthusiast, Antisemitic Conspiracist Among Stars of Anti-Vaxxer Event To Be Held at Trump Hotel
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump “defends women” by terrorizing them
Discussion: NPR
Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg:
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New York Times:
Maureen Dowd on Trump the Narcissist, Act II
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
How Trump is laying the groundwork for another travel ban
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Federal Agencies Ordered to End Initiatives That Support ‘Gender Ideology’
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Signal
John Hyatt / Forbes:
Musk's X Platform Has Given New Life To Alex Jones
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Elon Musk rose to the top of video game charts. Now he has confessed to cheating.
Discussion: Wired and Newsbusters
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